SUBDIVISIONS Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Can someone please explain Jacobs Lyrics to me?I understand the words but whatthafuck is it talking about?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) I don't think lyrically it's about anything specific. I always thought it was just words to create some imagery to go along with the music's atmosphere. Edited March 19, 2015 by J2112YYZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaminbenb Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 From an article I seem to remember reading YEARS back, I think it has something to do with the sunlight that comes through the clouds that look like beams hitting the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhealey Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 In the biblical book Genesis, Jacob dreamed of a ladder ascending to heaven. "Jacob's ladder" is therefore a name sometimes given to the aerial phenomena of sunlight streaming down between clouds. "The shifting shafts of shining weave the fabric of their dreams." 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JARG Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Can someone please explain Jacobs Lyrics to me?I understand the words but whatthafuck is it talking about?Thanks Weather. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedRush Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Jacob's Ladder is, unsurprisingly, about a jacob's ladder. The meaning is quite...ahem....transparent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I don't pay attention to the lyrics much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 In the biblical book Genesis, Jacob dreamed of a ladder ascending to heaven. "Jacob's ladder" is therefore a name sometimes given to the aerial phenomena of sunlight streaming down between clouds. "The shifting shafts of shining weave the fabric of their dreams."http://www.celin-web.com/clouds/crepuscular-rays.jpg 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 It's Rush's version of Stairway to Heaven. God I wish they'd stop ripping off Zeppelin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudbuytjane Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 See, I thought they were referring to the ladder Greg Lake asked for in ELP's "Still... You Turn Me On." ( ;) ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 See, I thought they were referring to the ladder Greg Lake asked for in ELP's "Still... You Turn Me On." ( ;) ) I don't think he ever got his ladder.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 It's Rush's version of Stairway to Heaven. God I wish they'd stop ripping off Zeppelin. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Jacob's Ladder is a perfect RUSH song to me ( .. one of many ;) The lyrics are sparse and ambiguous enough to allow the music to paint part of the picture - it really takes me somewhere, unlike songs that have a very specific, overexplained meaning . . Edited March 22, 2015 by Lucas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 http://www.greatdreams.com/blog/jacobs-ladder.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 http://www.greatdreams.com/blog/jacobs-ladder.jpg Creepy. I'd be scared shitless if I woke up and saw that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Can someone please explain Jacobs Lyrics to me?I understand the words but whatthafuck is it talking about?Thanks Weather. Climate. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Can someone please explain Jacobs Lyrics to me?I understand the words but whatthafuck is it talking about?Thanks Weather. Climate. Climb it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Can someone please explain Jacobs Lyrics to me?I understand the words but whatthafuck is it talking about?Thanks Weather. Climate. Climb it. ladies and gentlemen, comments get no better than this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 toymaker wins the thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toymaker Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 toymaker wins the thread.Very kind, but there are others much more deserving . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) It's about clouds fighting or some shit.. Ok seriously though I'll liken it to The Trees.. The message being that if you can't get along and chose to fight then you both suffer. The demise of the clouds however is not violent as is in The Trees with hachets and saws. The Storm clouds fade away peacefully by way of warm sun shining through.. Unless we're talking about Springstein's Version which I'm pretty sure is about some idiot climbing a stupid ladder. (As I typed that I was just reminded of Lifeson's bit in that SnA clip with the locked "cosmic door lol) I actually just thought of all that stuff about the trees etc so I might be a little off but it's interesting.. I think the song is basically about finding hope amidst chaos under the metaphor of a weather phenomenon.. Neil loves doing that lol Edited March 23, 2015 by MMCXII 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) Can someone please explain Jacobs Lyrics to me?I understand the words but whatthafuck is it talking about?Thanks Weather. Climate. Climb it. These posts are GOLD! Nice one lol Edited March 22, 2015 by MMCXII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I think this tune will be part of the setlist on this tour. :haz: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I think this tune will be part of the setlist on this tour. :haz: Yeah I hope so! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I think this tune will be part of the setlist on this tour. :haz: Yeah I hope so! I am not a betting man, But I would bet on this tune. Easy on Geddy's voice and a fan favorite!! :D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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